Ostyak
Americannoun
noun
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a member of an Ugrian people living in NW Siberia E of the Urals
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the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family: related to Hungarian
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Etymology
Origin of Ostyak
1715–25; < Russian ostyák originally a Khanty, later used for the Samoyedic Selkup, the Ket, and certain Mansi groups < Khanty ās-jax, plural of as-xo one living on the Ob, equivalent to Ās the river Ob + xo man
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The Ostyak says, that he believes in ONE God who cannot be seen, but he does not worship him alone; he worships other gods.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
She wore a veil of thick cloth over her head, as all the Ostyak women do, and as she did not need light, she hid her head completely under it.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
But without his snow-shoes, the Ostyak would not be able to pursue the wild animals, for he would sink in the snow.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The Ostyak lets no part of his body be uncovered but just his face, and that would freeze, if he were not to rub it often with his hands, covered over with hairy reindeer gloves.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The Ostyak knows how to keep his balance, by waving his long staff in the air, while the deer trots briskly along.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
The Ostyaks have another, and a greater treasure than dogs; they have reindeer.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
These very same words have been applied to the Ostyaks, the Samoyedes, the Eskimos, the Dyaks, the Aleuts, the Papuans, and so on, by the highest authorities.
From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward
But though the Ostyaks are poor, they possess a great treasure in their dogs, for these creatures are as useful as horses, and much more sensible.
From Far Off by Mortimer, Favell Lee
These very same words have been applied to the Ostyaks, the Samoyedes, the Eskimos, the Dayaks, the Aleoutes, the Papuas, and so on, by the highest authorities.
From Mutual Aid; a factor of evolution by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz
The main population in the forest belt consists of native nomad or hunting tribes, of which Samoyeds, Ostyaks, Tunguses, and Yakuts are the most numerous.
From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882
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